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CS/SB 738: Child Care and Early Learning Providers

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Burton

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Exempting public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring a county commission to affirm annually certain decisions; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2025 Senate • Filed
2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
3/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/26/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
4/23/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 480
• Read 3rd time -SJ 480
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
4/23/2025 House • In Messages
4/29/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/30/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
4/30/2025 Senate • Ordered enrolled